by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

GBNF

Alphabetical Order

• Alan Khoo / Than Win : 54
• Alan Saw Mg / Khin Maung Bo : 63

• Alfred Saw Mg / Khin Maung Maung : 64
• Arthur Kyi / Aung Kyi : 63
• Aung Chaw / Victor Chaw : 63
• Aung Khin : 63
• Aung Kyi / Arthur Kyi : 63
• Aung Lwin Nyo : 70
• Aung Myint : 64
• Aung Thu Yein / Brownie Way : 63

• Aung Thwin : 63
• Aye Kyaw : 64
• Aye Ngwe / Edwin Ngwe : 63
• Brownie Way / Aung Thu Yein : 63
• Chit Po Po : 63
• Eddie Khoo / Kyi Win : 57
• Edward Tai / Kyaw Sint : 63
• Edwin Ba Hein / Yi Thway : 65
• Edwin David : 63
• Edwin Ngwe / Aye Ngwe : 63
• Freddie Ba San / Myo San : 63
• Freddie Sein : 63
• Gerald Sein / San Maung : 54
• Gilbert Thaw / Min Thaw : 63
• Han Kyu Pe : 64
• Han Shein / Hla Moe : 56
• Han Tin : 56
• Han Tun Maung : 60
• Henry Saw Naing : 60
• Hla Min / Pauk Si : 64
• Hla Moe / Han Shein : 56
• Hla Myint / Michael : 60
• Hla Myint (Snow)
• Htay Lwin Nyo : 68
• John Tin Win : 58
• John Tint / Khin Maung Myint : 66
• Khin Maung Aye : 61
• Khin Maung Bo / Alan Saw Maung : 63
• Khin Maung Lay : 61
• Khin Maung Htun : 58
• Khin Maung Maung / Alfred Saw Maung : 64
• Khin Maung Myint / John Tint : 66
• Ko Ko Lay : 56
• Kyaw Khin : 63+
• Kyaw Lwin Nyo :
• Kyaw Phone Myint / Victor Kyaw Phyo : 64
• Kyaw Sein Hla : 65
• Kyaw Sint / Edward Tai : 63
• Kyi Swan : 58
• Kyi Win / Eddie Khoo : 57
• L Shark Moon : 60
• Maung Maung Aye : 63
• Maung Maung Gyi (Dr) : 63
• Maung Maung Gyi / Henry Than Htay / Thein Tan : 64
• Maung Maung Khant : 66
• Maung Maung Kyi : 63

• Maung Maung Myint Kyaw : 65
• Maung Maung Thaung : 63
• Michael Hla Myint : 60
• Michael Yeo / Oo Thwin : 54
• Micky Tan / Thein Aung : 59
• Min Thaw / Gilbert Thaw : 63
• Mya Maung : 5x
• Myint Sein / Bobby : 64
• Myint Soe : 62
• Myint Thein : 62
• Myint Thin : 65
• Myo San / Freddie Ba San : 63

• Ngwe Zoe / Peter Gale : 57
• Nyunt Tin : 52
• Oo Thwin / Michael Yeo : 54
• Peter Gale / Ngwe Zoe : 57
• Phillip Ba Maung : 63
• Raymond Ba Phyu / Sein Lwin
• San Maung / Gerald Sein : 54
• Saw Naing / Henry : 60
• Sein Lwin / Raymond Ba Hpyu
• Sein Tin : 5x
• Shwe Zan Aung : 63
• Soe Aung : 65
• Soe Nyunt : 65+
• Sonny Yone Sein : 63+
• Sydney Khant : 63+
• Than Toe : 60
• Than Win / Alan Khoo : 54
• Thein Aung / Micky Tan : 59
• Thet Tun : 58
• Tin Hlaing : 59
• Tin Nwe : 63
• Tin Tun : 63

• Tin Win : 58
• Tint Kyi : 67
• U Wara / Win Paing : 64

• Win Myint : 58
• Win Paing / U Wara : 64
• Winston Sein Maung : 65
• Victor Chaw / Aung Chaw : 63
• Victor Kyaw Phyo / Kyaw Phone Myint : 64
• Yi Thway / Edwin Ba Hein : 65

Updates

• SPHS was nationalized in 1965.
• A few joined SPHS, but matriculated from No. 6 Botathaung State High School
• Some (who have two names) are listed with an asterisk

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

Memories

• His friends sometimes called him “Htay Bo Htay”
• Saya is the eldest of five siblings. Youngest brother & youngest sister predeceased him. Younger brother is in Yangon. Younger sister in the US East Coast.

Thingyan

C58

• Graduated with Civil Engineering in 1958
• Classmates : Dr. San Hla Aung, Dr. Win Thein (GBNF), Khin Mg Win (Sid, GBNF), Oscar Sharazee

RIT Saya

• Joined Civil Engg Dept as Assistant Lecturer
• Masters from Harvard; Also took courses at MIT (e.g. “SCHEME” / Lexically scoped Lisp)

• Programmed his calculator using Reverse Polish Notation

• Promoted to Lecturer
• President, RIT Photography Association
• Supervised C73 Final Year project, where his students — Dennis Mackey & George Peters — used UCC computer.

UN Project

• Advisor in Bengladesh

SF Bay Area

• Leader of SF Bay Area Group, which formed “RIT Alumni International”

• Founding member & President of RIT Alumni International

• Core Organizer of SPZP-2000. His article “Brother, can you afford $500 and more?” saved the organizers from U Nyo Win’s Act.
• Took me to BAPS picnic. Demonstrated “Burmese Goodbye” by taking an hour to greet alumni on the way back to his car.
• To avoid monotony, he took a different route going out and coming back. He did not mind missing an exit; he would simply make a turn at the next one.
• He, Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt, U Ko Ko Aye (GBNF), Ko Thein Naing (Patrick) and me would meet monthly to have Coffee / Tea & Dosa တိုရှည် and chat.
• Sometimes, Dr. San Lin would come down from Santa Rosa to see Saya U Soe Khaw (GBNF). Saya Allen & I would join them for lunch gathering, which extended until dinner.

• Saya is interested in Comparative Religion & Culture. Saya U Aung’s anecdote mentioned Saya’s visit to a mosque & Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore.

• Saya retired twice.
• Was coaxed by his former students to un-retire twice. Saya U Thein Aung (Met72) requested him to work at the Lawrence Livermore Lab at UC Berkeley. Later, Saya U Myat Htoo (C68) requested him to work as Consultant for CalTrans.
• Passed away before his final retirement.

Health

• Survived two Strokes.
• Succumbed to the Stroke at the MEHS Reunion in Las Vegas. He accompanied his spouse Daw Mu Mu Kin (MEHS57) to the Reunion.
• Did not live long enough to see his four grandsons. Two have “Allen” in their names.
• May he rest in peace.

Donations

• In Saya’s memory, Daw Mu Mu Kin donated Sayas’ books to YTU Library. She also offered scholarship to eligible YTU students via NorCal RITAA.

Brief Bio

• Born in Mandalay, attended St. Joseph English Convent and St. Peter’s Boys’ School in Mandalay and the Methodist High School in Rangoon.
• Graduated B Sc (Engg) in Civil Engineering in 1958 from Rangoon University and joined the Faculty of Engineering as Assistant Lecturer in the same year at the invitation of Prof T Ba Hli, then Dean of Engineering.

• Awarded the Burmese Government State Scholarship for study in the United States from 1960 to 1963, and the US Government Fulbright Travel Grant.
• Received the degree of Master of Engineering from Harvard University in 1963, specializing in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.

• Returned to Burma and joined the newly formed Rangoon Institute of Technology in Gyogon.
• Served as Lecturer in Civil Engineering from 1964 to 1975, except from 1966 to 1968 which was spent on advanced study in Hydraulics Engineering in the Netherlands at Delft Technical University under UNESCO assistance program for Burma.
• Immigrated to USA in 1975. Currently working at the California Department of Transportation as Project Engineer.
• Married to Mu Mu Kin in 1971 and have two surviving children, Myo Lynn and Thuzar Kin. Mu Mu works at TIBCO Software Inc in Palo Alto to supplement the family income.

Work Experience:

• Soils Engineer: Mueser Rutledge Wentworth and Johnston, New York, NY, 1975-1978.
• Washington DC Metro Subway Project. Civil Engineer: International Engineering Company, Inc, San Francisco, CA, 1978-1983.
• USAID Bangladesh Fertilizer Warehouses Construction Project.
• Senior Staff Engineer: Morrison Knudsen Corporation, San Francisco, CA, 1984-1996.
• DOE Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project.
• Principal Research Associate: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 1997.
• DOE Yucca Mountain High Level Radioactive Materials Repository Project.
• Transportation Engineer: California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA, 1999-.
• Toll Bridge Program- Project Development/Project Controls.

My dear parents gave me birth and brought me up to be a good son. My teachers taught me everything else I know. My land of birth, Myanmar, through the sweat and hard work of its citizens supported and paid for my engineering education and my studies abroad. To each and everyone I am obligated and I give my thanks. For it is narrated in Al-Hadith that one who does not thank one another in this life even for little favors is unworthy to thank the Lord for the big favor.

Civil 1958

• Class photo was sent by Saya Allen
• Dr San Hla Aung helped to identify classmates
• U Khin Maung Win (Sidney Chen, GBNF) supplied the photograph.

Sitting: (1) U Pu (2) Dr. Aung Gyi (3) U Min Wun (4) U Ba Hli (5) Mr. Redpath (6) U Ngwe Thein (7) Mr. Eswara (8) Mr. Num Kock

1st Row: (1) Khin Maung (2) Than Aung (3) Htay Aung (4) Khin Maung Lwin (5) Kyaw Tin (6) Win Thein (7) Chit Pe (8) Shwe Tun Maung (9) Win Maung (10) Thein Lwin (11) Tun Yi (12) Than Pe

2nd Row: (1) V. Kumar (2) Kyaw Hoe (3) Allen Htay (4) Ba Hnin Chit (5) Kyaw Mya (6) Kyaw Din (7) Irwin Myaing (8) Chit Aye (9) Maung Maung (10) Nolan Wu (11) Morgan Singar

3rd Row: (1) Patrick George (2) Oscar Shirazee (3) Hla Shwe (4) Aung Par Thein (5) Saw Lwin (6) San Hla Aung (7) Shwe Win (8) Douglas Hoe (9) Sidney Chen

Notes

There was a mini-gathering at SPZP-2000. The attendees include

• Mr. Num Kok (Portland, Oregon, GBNF)
• Dr. Aung Gyi (Ottawa, Canada)
• U Min Wun (Los Angeles, California, GBNF)
• Allen Htay (Mountain View, California, GBNF)
• Dr. San Hla Aung (New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Oscar Shirazee (Middle East)

When Sidney Chen’s health was failing, his daughter requested us to let his classmates and friends know that he was eager to regain contact with them. Sadly, he passed away.

Mr. Oscar and U Aye Win Hlaing used to work in Iran many years ago. Mr. Oscar’s spouse is the sister of U Ngwe Zoe (Peter, SPHS57, GBNF).

Due to schedule conflicts, Saya Dr. San Hla Aung could not attend some SPZPs. He retired at the age of 80. He is now free to attend many SPZPs.

Saya Dr. Win Thein (GBNF) succeeded Saya U Min Wun as Professor & Head of the Department. Except for a warning sign from an early Medical check up, he was healthy. He passed away in Yangon. His sister has donated Saya’s Garawa money to selected Charities.

Brother, can you afford Five Hundred Dollars?

And many weekends spent away from your family as well? If you can then you probably are a member of the RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe organizing committee.

It all began one day several months ago when we met over lunch at Benny Tan’s home in Hillsborough. Ko Hla Min and Ko Khin Maung Zaw among the lunch party had started the RIT Alumni website and were receiving enthusiastic responses. Hearing that the duo were carrying on the project all by themselves we decided to throw in our moral and financial support to assure its survival, realizing that it was providing a needed service for the RIT alumni to locate and communicate with each other. Every one present, ten of us at that time, took out our checkbooks and wrote out one hundred dollars each, with promises of more as needed. We informally called ourselves the RIT Alumni Bay Area Group. I was asked to be the group leader.

After that fateful event we continue to have regular meetings, hosted in turn at the homes of some among group members: Ko Hla Min, Maurice Chee, Ko Myat Htoo, Ko Thein Aung, and most recently Dr Nyo Win. Did I leave out any one? Ah yes! Ko Myint Swe and San San Swe. All the while the membership continues to grow and our objective keeps on changing from support of the website to some vague dream of a future RIT alumni organization on a global scale and finally settled on a plan for RIT Alumni Grand Reunion at the beginning of the 21st Century. Ko Hla Min broached the idea to include Saya Pu Zaw Pwe as part of the Grand Reunion in keeping with the Myanmar custom of honoring one’s teachers. As our plan jelled we got carried away by our own excitement and started talking about holding the reunion before the end of the Year 2000. After all, ending one millennium successfully augers well for success in the next millennium.

Before we fully realized what we were up to we have found an ideal site, the Embassy Suites Hotel conference hall near the San Francisco International Airport, and found ourselves making a commitment for a definite date, 28 October 2000 and a attendance fee of fifty dollars, a modest amount to encourage maximum number of Alumni to participate. The minimum capacity of the conference hall is 200 seats and we were required to make down payment and sign a rental and service agreement based on 200 seats. Our most optimistic estimate at the time was 100 attendees. If the attendance is low that means the Bay Area Group, as the Organizing Committee was not in force at the time, will have to make up the short fall. Which could amount to as much as five thousand dollars, or five hundred dollar from each group member. We hesitated a moment to reflect on what that means to us individually in terms of diminished spending power. But, in the end our attachment to RIT and the engineering profession, our sincere desire to meet the Sayas and class mates from whom we were separated for long over came us. We will accept the risks.

Thus was born the preparations in full swing for the Grand RIT Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe. Others must tell the rest of the story – of struggles, compromises, and elations along the way and from participants themselves what it means to be present at the defining moment in the history of RIT Alumni.

Allen Htay,
RIT Alumni International – Bay Area Group
RIT Grand Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe Organizing Committee

Appreciation of SPZP-2000

Hello All:

Thanks and Congratulations for a well organized and well executed event. I believe we all went to bed early Sunday night irrespective of the change back to Standard Time (from Daylight Savings Time according to the rule “Spring forward, Fall back”) , and no doubt slept soundly and very happy, knowing full well what happened during the past three days is more than what we dared to dream. I for one took the Monday off and forgot lunch because I woke up so late. But what is one missed lunch!

Allen Htay

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Dear Ko Maung Maung Than (M79):

Thanks for your note of appreciation for the RIT Reunion and Saya Pu Zaw Pwe. Everybody chipped in: the sayas, organizers, committee members, helpers, supporters like you which we were very fortunate to have, the alumni and general guests and well-wishers. We won’t be able to host an event of this magnitude and importance if any of the components were missing.

Success belongs to everyone.

Thanks again for your generous support

Allen Htay

Remembering Saya Allen Htay

From Saya U Thit

Dear Colleagues and students

I am very sad to hear that Allen Htay passed away.

I have known Allen Htay since the early 1950s when we were both students at Methodist High School, Yegyaw, East Yangon. He was one year junior to me.

We were together again in the late 1950s when we were both Assistant Lecturers at B.O.C. Engineering College. During that time he and I together with Saya Num Kock and Saya U Aung Khin went for an excursion to visit Lawpita Hydroelectric Plant construction site near Loikaw, in Kayah State.

While I was living on the R.I.T. campus in the early 1960s he moved to a house just across the street from us.

I will always remember him coming to our house many times in the evenings for a chat with my family.

The last time I saw him was at the 2004 Saya Puzawpwe in Yangon.

He will be sadly missed by many of his friends and students.

May his soul rest in Peace.

Maung Thit (Metallurgy)
Melbourne, Australia

From alumni in Australia

By Ko “Henry” Thet Tun

Our sincere and deepest condolences to Saya U Allen Htay & family for the demise of Saya.

From the RIT Alumni Australia & Myanmar Engineering Association of Australia Inc.

From Saya Dr. Tin Win (M62) & Lily (T72)

Dear Ko Hla Min,

We are very much saddened by the departure of Saya Allen Htay. Please convey our heartfelt condolences to Daw Mu Mu and family. His good nature and kind demeanor will always live in our memory and that of those who loved him.

While we will all miss Saya Allen very much, I hope all his loved ones can find some slight comfort in knowing that his suffering has ended.

Very Sincerely,
Tin Win and Lily.

From Ko Kyaw Thu (Dennis Mackey)

Dear Ko Hla Min,

Without the RIT Alumnu Updates, I would not have known about the passing of our (me and George Peters) final year thesis supervisor Saya U Allen Htay.

Thank you for your regular as well as supplement updates.

Please convey our deepest condolences to Daw Mu Mu and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time of great loss and sadness.

Best regards,
Dennis (Kyaw Thu) (C73) & Alice U

Editor’s Notes:
Dennis & Alice moved to Canada.

From Saya U Soe Paing & Daw Saw Yu Tint

My friend Allen Htay (GBNF)

Some years ago I wrote an article for the ex-RIT.org about my saya friends at RIT which included Allen Htay.

I met Allen Htay when I joined the 1st Year BSc (Engg) class at the Faculty of Engineering at Leikkhone in 1958 .Ko San Hla Aung was our drawing instructor for the main majors (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical), and Allen Htay was the instructor for the rest.

In December1958, I went on State Scholarship to Stanford University. When I returned home after completing my studies, I found myself on the same ship S S Warickshire from Liverpool to Yangon with Allen Htay, Ko Tin Maung Nyunt (Agri Eng) and Ko Ko Lay (UCC). There was also another Myanmar Ko Than Pe, a Chartered Accountant, on the ship. Those days it was customary for the Government to send the returning scholars by ship.

We normally had our meals together seated at the Chief engineer’s table. After dinner we would play bridge to spend the time. Ko Ko Lay partnered with Ko Tin Maung Nyunt and Allen Htay and Ko Than Pe took turns as my partner against them. We played almost every night after dinner and all of us became very good friends.

We got back to Yangon in October 1963. Allen Htay rejoined RIT. I was posted to RIT in January 1964 and Ko Tin Maung Nyunt in March 1964 and so we were together again. When I got married and moved into the RIT staff quarters I was at 16F, Allen Htay at 16E and Ko Tin Maung at 16D. We visited each others house very often. We also became friendly with Allen Htay’s brothers and sisters.

I have attached a photo taken during Thingyan 1966 with Allen Htay (2nd from left) and his youngest brother (extreme right).

I left RIT for UCC and the UN, and Allen Htay and Ko Tin Maung Nyunt went to the United States. All of us met gain in the Bay Area in 1985, 2001 and 2010. I saw Allen Htay at the RIT reunions in 2004 (Yangon), 2007 and 2010 (Singapore).

He could not make it to the 2012 reunion in Yangon because of his health. He was a mild mannered soft spoken gentleman and we will all miss him. May he rest in peace.

Daw Mu Mu Kin (Saya’s Spouse)

“Let me count the ways [to love]” by Elizabeth Browning is a poem present by Ma Ma Mu to Saya Allen.

Donations in Saya Allen’s Memory

In memory of Saya, Daw Mu Mu Kin

• donated Saya’s books to YTU Library
• provided cabinets for Saya’s books
• sponsored scholarships for eligible YTU students

Ko Maurice Chee (M75) coordinated the donation of books.

NorCal RITAA and some volunteer alumni from Yangon coordinated the selection of scholarship recipients.

Related Posts

• C58
• Civil Engineering
• RIT Alumni International
• RIT Sayas
• SF Bay Area Alumni
• SPZPs

by Hla Min

Updated : May 2026

Term & Usage

• We use GBNF for those who are Gone But Not Forgotten.
• Some use RIP (Rest in Peace), BFHA (Bound For Heavenly Abode) and similar terms.

GBNF Posts

• GBNF by Calendar Year
• GBNF of RIT Sayas
• GBNF of RIT Alumni
• GBNF of Organizers
• GBNF of Sponsors & Donors
• GBNF for SPHS
• GBNF for UCC
• GBNF (General — Sayadaws, Doctors, Family members, Friends)

• Some Groups (e.g 69ers, 1st BE Intake of 64) maintain GBNF lists.

Class of 58

• Saya U Htin Paw (EE), Saya U Ba Nyunt (EE), Saya Allen Htay (C), Saya Dr. Win Thein (C) & U Khin Maung Win (Sid, C) are some GBNF from the Class

Saya Allen Htay (C)

• Founding member & President of RIT Alumni International which hosted SPZP-2000.
• Passed away in California, USA.
• See Posts

Dr. Win Thein (C)

• Retired as Professor & Head of Civil Engineering.
• His sister donated Saya’s Garawa money to various charities.
• See Posts

Class of 59

• U Bo Gyi (C), Saya U Tin Hlaing (M) are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 60

• U Kin Maung Yin (A), Saya Dr. Maung Maung Win (ChE), U Than Tin (M) … are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 61

• Dr. San Tint (EE), Daw Tin Tin Ohn (T), Dr. Julie Han (T) … are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 62

• Saya S. Arya (M) … are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 63

• U Myint Lwin (Henry, C), Saya U Soe Lwin (M), U Shwe Kyaw (M), U Soe Min (EE), U Nyi Nyi (EE), U Chin Way (EE) … are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 64

• U Than Tun (A), Saya U Win Maung (C) … are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 65

• Saya U Kyaw Sein (M), Saya U Myo Win (M) … are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

Class of 66

• U Ne Win Myint (ChE) …
• U Saw Lwin has a list of GBNF for C66
• See Posts

Class of 67

• Saya Dr. Koung Nyunt (A), U Win Thein (M), U Kyaw Oo (M), U Aung Myint (M), Saya Dr. Chan Nyein (M), Saya U Tin Maung Oo (M), Daw Nancy (EC), U Myint Kyaw (EC) are some GBNF from the Class
• See Posts

U Win Thein (M)

• Founded Set Hmu Thadin Zin.
• Organizer for Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn and several RIT events.

Class of 68

• Saya Sai Yee Leik (A), Saya U Myint Soe (C), Saya U Ohn Maung (ChE), U Tun Aung (Jeffrey, EC), U Thein Zaw (Joe, EC), U Soe Myint Lwin (EP), U Saw Win (EE), Daw Mya Mya Than (EP) are some GBNF from the Class
• See posts

U Tun Aung (Jefferey, EC)

• Founding member and past President of BASES.
• Passed away on October 5, 2021.
• See Posts

U Soe Myint Lwin (EP)

• Played Soccer for Burma, RU & RIT.
• Was EC of the Burma Women’s Soccer Federation.
• Passed away in 2017.
• See Posts

69ers

• In November 1964, three Intakes were admitted to RIT.
• Most from the 2nd BE Intake graduated in 1969.
• They and former classmates — some who left earlier & some who Sabbatical — are called 69ers (or RIT Class of 69++).

• U Aung Min (M69) & team maintain the GBNF list for 69ers.
• Over 40% of the 69ers are GBNF.
• About 20 members succumbed to Covid.
• See posts

U Han Sein (C)

• Represented RIT in Swimming, Water Polo, Diving & Basketball.
• Prisoner of Conscience for 17 years.

U Aye Lwin (M)

• Secretary of RIT Annual Magazine Committee & RIT Mechanical Engineering Association.
• Attended 2015 RIT Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.

Class of 70

(Intake of 64)

• U Ohn Khine (M70) and team maintain the GBNF list the Group.
• About 140 members are GBNF.
• Four top students from the Intake — Tommy Shwe, Cho Aye, Peter Pe & Steeve Kay — are GBNF
• See posts

Class of 71

• Did not receive official GBNF list
• U Myint Thin (M71), Daw Than Than Yi (T71) are some GBNF from the Class
• See posts

Class of 72

M72

Mg Mar Ga occasionally posted the GBNF list.

• Kham Shan
• Khin Maung Myint (John Tint)
• Khin Maung Oo
• Khin Maung Tin
• Khin Maung Toe
• Kyaw Kyaw Aung
• Kyaw Kyaw Maw
• Kyaw Moe
• Kyaw Myint Than
• Kyaw San Tun
• John Tint
• Soe Myint (Phone Gyi)
• Soe Myint (Shwe Thwar)
• Soe Myint Aung
• Soe Than
• Tha Tun
• See Posts

ChE72

• Myo Myint Pe
• Aye Aye Kyaw
• See posts

EE72

• Nyunt Nyunt Yee
• Khin Soe
• See Posts

Class of 73 – 76

• U Khin Maung Aye (M) … from the Class of 73
• Sai Aung Thurein (EC), Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo (EP), U Sann Aung (M)… from the Class of 74
• U Win Khaing (M), U Than Po (M), U Myat Swe (Benedict) … from the Class of 75
• U Aung Myint Thein (C), U Wynn Myint Aung (EC) … from the Class of 76

Sayagyis

• Several passed away in their 90s
• Some former Head of Departments — U Tha Tun (A), U Min Win (C), Dr. Win Thein (C), Khin Aung Kyi (ChE, Rector), Dr. Maung Maung Win (ChE), U Sein Hlaing (EE), U Sein Win (EP), Dr. San Tint (EC), U Ba Than (M), Dr. Chan Nyein (M), U Thit (Met), Dr. Saw Pru (M), U Soe Khaw (Min), U Soon Sein (Min), U Maung Maung Than (T) — are GBNF
• See posts for each Department

Mr. H Num Kok (C)

• Saya of our Sayas.
• Taught Drawing to Dr. Aung Gyi, U Min Wun & U Khin Aung Kyi.
• Attended SPZP-2000 and selected PZPs & Reunions
• Passed away in his late 90s in Portland, Oregon, USA
• See posts

U Ba Toke

• Saya of our Sayas.
• Taught Maths to U Ba Than, Dr. Aung Gyi, U Min Wun & U Khin Aung Kyi
• Rector of MASU
• Voluntarily asked for Transfer to RIT Maths Dept
• Associate Dean, Assumption University
• Passed away on December 2, 2020 — the day after RU Centennial, but a few days short of his Centennial Birthday on December 26.
• See posts

U Ba Than

• Retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Early supporter of HMEE project
• Annual Birthday Soon Kyway at Yaw Sayadaw’ Kyaung on October 2. Before the pandemic, invited colleagues & former students to the Soon Kyway.
• 69ers (mostly Mech) paid homage to him annually around his birthday.
• Donated Garawa money to charities & associations
• Passed away shortly after his 94th birthday
• See Posts

U Min Wun

• Retired Professor of Civil Engineering
• Member of Myanmar Pyet Ka Dein Ah Kyan Pay Ah Phwe.
• Advisor for the Regional College Project & Pagan Restoration Project.
• Attended Annual Lunch Gathering of sayas and senior alumni (mostly from Southern California).
• Passed away a few days after the “farewell” Lunch Gathering
• See Posts

HMEE

• Team published HMEE book in 2012
• Saya U Aung Hla Tun, Ko Aung Moung (M73) and Ko Thant Zin (M82) are now GBNF
• See posts

U Aung Hla Tun (Met)

• Retired Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
• Passed away in February 2022.
• Chief Editor, RIT Annual Magazine
• Led the History of Myanmar Engineering Education Project.
• Won the National Literary Award.
• See Posts

Sponsors

• There were five Golden Sponsors for SPZP-2000
• David Ko (Tin Myint, M67) and Steeve Kay (Thaung Sein, EC70) are now GBNF

David Ko (M67)

• Golden Sponsor for SPZP-2000
• $3000 for SPZP-2012
• Sponsor & Donor for NorCal RITAA

Steeve Kay (EC70)

• Had successful careers as IC Designer, Founder & CEO of QTC, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
• Multiple Golden Sponsor for SPZP
• Chair, Kay Family Foundation
• Donated more than $200000 to RIT related activities.
• See Posts

Family Members

Ma Ma Pat (GBNF)

• Spouse of Saya U Myo Myint Sein
• Passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2022.
• The day before, Saya Myo celebrated his 91st birthday.
• See Posts

U Tin U’s Family

• Three family members passed away within a few months.
• Dr. Khin Kyi Nyunt (spouse) — November, 2019
• Dr. Peter Khin Tun (elder son) — April 13, 2020
• U Tin Tun (son-in-law) — May 2020
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Sports

• U Soe Myint Lwin (EP68), U Kyaw Sint (T69er), John Tint (M72), U Thein Lwin (M72) are some Soccer Selected who are GBNF
• U Han Sein (C69) and U Aung Gyi Shwe (EE69er) are some Multiple Sports Athletes who are GBNF

U Aung Gyi Shwe (EE69er)

• Secretary of RIT Track and Field Association.
• Played soccer and enjoyed weightlifting.

U Khin Maung Myint (John Tint, M72)

• Soccer selected for Burma, RU & RIT passed away in 2020

U Thein Lwin (M72)

• Captain, RIT Soccer
  passed away in 2022